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By Hilary Nangle on February 6, 2013
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the Quebec Winter Carnival in full swing, I’ve updated two posts: My Maine Coast Chocolate Trail and What to see and do in Quebec City: My top 10 list, plus where to eat and sleep.
Posted in Acadia, Beyond Maine, Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle, Down East Coast, Greater Portland, Mid-Coast, Penobscot Bay, Quebec, Southern Coast/Beaches, Trip Planning, Where to go | Tagged chocolate, Quebec City, Top 10 |
By Hilary Nangle on December 19, 2012
Ho, ho, ho: Santa has rewarded Maine’s Skiers, riders, and snow lovers. A three-day storm has buried western Maine in 14 to more than 30 inches of often snow. And get this: It’s still snowing. Sure other regions received some new snow, but check out these stats: As of this morning, Sugarloaf and Saddleback are [...]
Posted in Activities, Entertainment, Motels, Penobscot Bay cheap sleeps, Quebec, Skiing/Riding, Transportation, Trip Planning, Western Lakes & Mountains, Where to go | Tagged mainehuts and trails, Saddleback, Sugarloaf, Sunday River |
By Hilary Nangle on March 29, 2011
You’re probably expecting the Maine Travel Maven to share her thoughts about Bath, Maine, but this time I’m heading across the pond to Bath, England, one of the cities and towns I visited while touring Great Britain by train. This UNESCO World Heritage city, home to England’s only hot springs, is an easy day trip [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Europe | Tagged Bath England, Bath hot springs, Euro Rail, Pump Room, Roman Baths, Sally Lunn, Thermae Bath Spa's New Royal Bath |
By Hilary Nangle on March 27, 2011
In late February, I spent the better part of a week exploring Great Britain by train. The last time I took trains through England, Scotland, and Wales had been way back in 2000, and I’d loved it. Don’t know why it took me so long to answer that All Aboard call once again. Even better, [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Europe | Tagged Courtauld Gallery, Great Britain, London, Rail Europe, Somerset House |
By Hilary Nangle on June 30, 2010
Whenever traveling between Maine and Quebec City, instead of stopping en route for that ubiquitous fast-food cheeseburger, I savor a taste of Quebec at Père Nature (Father Nature), just off the main highway in Saint-Georges. Fresh, flavorful foods with an authentic regional accent fill this combination market, gelato bar, café, and fine dining restaurant housed [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Food, Quebec | Tagged cafe, Canada, fine cheeses, Food, gelato bar, market, Pere Nature, picnic fare, Quebec, restaurant, Saint-Georges, St. Georges |
By Hilary Nangle on June 29, 2010
Since I live in Maine, I tend to consider Quebec City as my backyard. This 400+ year old walled city is Paris without jetlag, Europe without the Euro, and I adore it. In summer, musicians, jugglers, bands, acrobats, and other entertainers are on nearly every street in the Old City; cafe tables overflow on the [...]
Posted in Activities, Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Food, Quebec, Sightseeing | Tagged Best of Quebec City, food in Quebec City, Quebec City, Quebec City lodging, Quebec City sights, Quebec City top 10, What to do in Quebec City, Where to eat in Quebec City, Where to stay in Quebec City |
By Hilary Nangle on June 22, 2010
Drive northwest on Route 27, a Maine Scenic Byway, from Sugarloaf, in Carrabassett Valley, and after passing Flagstaff Lake and Chain of Ponds and passing through a tiny border crossing, you arrive on the eastern edge of Canada’s Eastern Townships. I tend to think of the townships as New England north, but with a decidedly [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Eastern Canada, Quebec | Tagged Coaticook, Coaticook Gorge, Coaticook Laiterie, Eastern Townships, Ice cream, Quebec, suspension bridge |
By Hilary Nangle on May 2, 2010
The Country Inns in the White Mountains‘ second annual Inn to Inn Spring Herb Tour is slated June 5 and 6, with 13 inns in Maine and New Hampshire participating. Each inn will focus on one herb, and tour guests can sample fare made with that herb and collect a recipe or two. The tour [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Events, Lodging, New England, Western Lakes & Mountains | Tagged bed and breakfasts, Country Inns in the White Mountains, Fryeburg, inn, inn tours, Maine, New Hampshire, North Conway, Spring Herb Tour, White Mountains |
By Hilary Nangle on April 19, 2010
A quick report on my whirlwind (flew out Monday, returned Wednesday) trip to San Francisco last week (my first time back in this great city in more than a decade). The advantage of such a short trip is flying with only a small carry-on bag and a briefcase; the disadvantages are no time to explore [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine, Food, Lodging, U.S. West | Tagged Chinatown, Fairmont Hotels, San Francisco, SuperShuttle |
By Hilary Nangle on March 28, 2010
I’ve been negligent in posting over the past few days, primarily due to exhaustion. I’m in Churchill, Manitoba. Not for the polar bears, not for the beluga whales, but for the northern lights. And I haven’t been disappointed. The sky has been tripping the light fantastic until 2, 3 a.m. or so. But here’s a [...]
Posted in Beyond Maine | Tagged Canada, churchill, frontiers north, manitoba, Northern lights, tundra buggy |
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